Regan seemed to have it all: a successful career, a supportive husband, and the stability of a conventional life. But beneath the surface, she was disconnected, haunted by chaotic memories of her mentally ill mother, absent father, and violent stepfather.
Educated at an unconventional school celebrating meditation, Tai Chi, and divine love, Regan was deeply connected to her inner magic. However, the turbulence of her childhood led her to bury her gifts and seek safety in societal norms.
A dramatic spiritual awakening at age 27 reconnected Regan with the intuitive wisdom of her youth. However, the challenges of adulthood—financial strain, an extramarital affair, and the demands of single motherhood distracted her from her path.
Tragic Magic is Regan’s raw and inspiring account of unraveling a life built for survival, confronting her deepest wounds, and returning to the teachings of her youth. This story of healing and transformation reveals how, even in our darkest times, we can rediscover the magic within.
Tragic Magic is filled with the kind of beauty and richness common in great literary works of fiction. But Regan Caruthers’ story is true, authentic, raw, and filled with the hard-won inspiration of a life dedicated to discovering the truth of who she is. A radiant expressive powerful soul is she, carrying a sword of truth and love for a humanity struggling to find its way back to love or at least, community. Regan’s story is both aspirational and invitational. Her entire life she aspired to be all that she was designed to be and she never wavered from that inner commitment, even when outer circumstances required her to go “underground” for survival. At the same time her story invites us to be so truthful with our own struggles, our own boundaries, our own suffering, and our own sense of care for self and others. Everyone can gain something life-changing from this powerful memoir. I have.
–Bruce Cryer, Founder Renaissance Human, Former CEO and Co-creator HeartMath Institute
